![]() ![]() Reaction to Rowling’s support for Forstater was swift, and not so kind. “I will consider the judgment closely with my legal team to determine what can be done to challenge it.” Woah that woman is disgusting, I blocked her I would lie and be like I read the book and not subject myself to her terfy views but then again your parents could be the type of people who ask questions damn I feel for you, from what I read from her twitter account she sounds so dangerous and in her name she put anti woke like how is gender being woke, She is a cis woman is her gender being. It gives judicial licence for women and men who speak up for objective truth and clear debate to be subject to aggression, bullying, no-platforming and economic punishment. “…This judgment removes women’s rights and the right to freedom of belief and speech. These were until very recently understood as basic facts of life by almost everyone. “My belief … is that sex is a biological fact, and is immutable. “I struggle to express the shock and disbelief I feel at reading this judgment, which I think will be shared by the vast majority of people who are familiar with my case. In response to the ruling, Forstater issued a statement to The Guardian: can legitimately put forward her arguments about the importance of some safe spaces that are only available to women identified female at birth, without insisting on calling trans women men.” “However, that does not mean that her absolutist view that sex is immutable is a protected belief for the purposes of the. She is entitled to put forward her opinion that these should be some spaces that are limited to women assigned female at birth where it is appropriate means of achieving a legitimate aim. “There is nothing to stop campaigning against the proposed revision to the Gender Recognition Act to be based more on self-identification. “Having protected characteristics, including philosophical beliefs, does not prevent people from having to take care not to harass others… But the court found that Forstater’s bigotry was, “incompatible with human dignity and fundamental rights of others.” Instead, trans advocates are pushing to allow trans citizens to self-identify as a sex they were not presumed to be when they were born.įorstater filed a complaint with the Central London employment tribunal, which convened a preliminary hearing over the issue of whether her tweets should be protected under the 2010 Equality Act.Īccording to the award-winning journalist and TransAdvocate publisher Cristan Williams, Forstater claimed that she was being oppressed for her philosophical beliefs. is considering changes to the Gender Recognition Act of 2004 because, according to official documents, it’s viewed as “too bureaucratic, too expensive and too intrusive.” The Guardian reports that in March, Forstater’s contract was not renewed because of tweets she posted on the topic of transgender identity, such as “men cannot change into women,” and “it is unfair and unsafe for trans women to compete in women’s sport.”įorstater was accused of using “offensive and exclusionary” language in her social media, which she tweeted to voice her opposition to British government proposals to reform laws impacting the transgender population.
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